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1. How do you connect to a wireless access point is not broadcasting its SSID?
Print services for unix can be configured to share out with the LPD (Line Printer Daemon) and clients send print jobs to LPD using LPR (Line printer remote) client software.
By creating or modifying a wireless connection in Network and Sharing Center.
It can be configured to to state the minimum level of system health. Example: To require or not require anitvirus - antipiracy - or firewall to connect to the network.
It makes it easy to share your libraries and printers on a home network. You can share pictures - music - videos - documents - and printers with other people in your homegroup. The homegroup is protected with a password - and you'll always be able to

2. What does Reliability Monitor display?
Problem history but also application installation history.
It is a security component that enables users to perform common tasks as non-administrators - called standard users in Windows 7 - and as administrators without having to switch users - log off - or use Run As.
Restrict the share permissions of the DFS root share.
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.

3. What does System Protection cover?
System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
Problem history but also application installation history.
A file that can be used to perform FQDN name resolution in the absence of a DNS server.

4. What do NAP clients do?
Use SYNC Center
They relay the status on polices to the Security center for NAP to validate the system to use the network.
No
Command-line tool for creating an image file (.iso) of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows PE. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Oscdimg supports ISO 9660 - Joliet - and Universal Disk Format (UDF) file systems.

5. What are soft disk quotas?
Does not
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).

6. What is DirectAccess?
They are AAAA records.
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
Enforce IPSEC on the network
In the registry. To bind to another computer remotly the remote registry service needs to run on the target PC.

7. What are the proven - standards-based technologies that DirectAccess is built on?
Also known as root scalability mode. Allows organizations with more than 16 namespace servers use consistency mode. They poll the nearest dc every hour instead of the pdc emulator. This reduces network traffic to the pdc emulator but clients might ha
Migrates EFS encrypted files?
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n

8. What do you do if the Operating System won't start due to a corrupt driver?
No they are disabled
Contains a list of dynamically updated list of authorities for the zone.
Schedule reports - monitor attempt to save unauthorized files - and generate reports instantly.
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.

9. What windows 7 OSs can join a domain?
Enterprise and Ultimate versions. The limitation refers only to the ability to enable protection on a removable storage device. Once BitLocker To Go is added to a storage device - that device can be used normally with any version of Windows 7. It can
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
Specified the version identifer of the back to recover in MM?DD/YYYY-HH:MM format. If the version is unknown wdadmin will get the version.

10. How do you setup multiple mx records?
Sett up a priority for the preferred smtp server.
Restrict the share permissions of the DFS root share.
Creates a bootable CD that runs the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).

11. What should you modify of the NAP Agent client service if the computer needs to prove health status?
Issue a recovery agent certificate to a user and then import that certificate into a GPO that applies to the computer where that user will be allowed to recover any EFS encrypted files. EFS Data recovery agents are optional
Through Group Policy at Computer configuration | Administrative Templates | Network | Offline Files | Enable Transparent Caching.
Modify the service startup to automatic and also enable the proper NAP enforcement client (DHCP - EAP - RDGATEWAY - IPSEC).Configured for manual start by default.
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option

12. Can the Application Compatibility Kit can also search and report on the applications installed on a Windows 7 computer?
Yes
Does not have
The import and export affects the entire policy. For example - if you export a policy - all of the rules from all of the rule collections are exported - including the enforcement settings for the rule collections. If you import a policy - the existin
The first time a user opens a file in a shared folder - Windows 7 reads the file from the server and then stores it in a cache on the computer's hard disk drive. The second and subsequent times a user reads the same file - Windows 7 retrieves the cac

13. Windows firewall can be configured to ___________.
Ina periority orderd based on the permission in the priority list. The first policy that is marked True from the conditions is selected. This order of policies can affect weather or not a user can remote access (dialup - vpn - wireless).
Windows PE and Windows.old.
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic

14. What does DirectAccess uses to authenticate?
You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent unallocated space on the same disk. To extend a basic volume - it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS file system.
A type of port forwarding that allows public network computers on a Private network through nat devises.
IPsec to authenticate both the computer and user - allowing IT to manage the computer before the user logs on. Optionally - you can require a smart card for user authentication. It also leverages IPsec to provide encryption for communications across
Windows XP and Server 2003.

15. What are the two ways that you can take advantage of system protection?

16. NAP can be configured to ____________.
It can be configured to to state the minimum level of system health. Example: To require or not require anitvirus - antipiracy - or firewall to connect to the network.
Modify/Create a GPO
Used to get a list of installed 3rd party drivers
Enforce IPSEC on the network

17. Why would a secondary DNS server stop responding to client queries?
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState tools to migrate all user folders and files that resides on the root of any drive and in the Users directory. However - it does not find and migrate any application data - program files - or any

18. How many bits are in the GLOBAL/UNIQUE LOCAL prefix?
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate application settings to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Create a customized shell
They are in the first 48 bits /48

19. How does transparent caching work?

20. Can Offline migration be performed on Windows 2000?
No
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.
Add an AD integrated zone
Duplicate file identification - disk usage patterns - dormant files identification - and audit screening.

21. What happens when 3rd party vendors create a new driver?
Set IE back to its default settings
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
Delete all the zone files or reinstall the DNS service.
NMCAP. You can initiate a packet capture and make a .cap file to replay later. It allows you to accept a .cap files as input useful in parsing traffic by different ports or ip address. Example: NMCap /inputcapture test.cap /capture IPV4.Address ==10.

22. What does the MigUser.xml file do?
A scheduled task that runs by default collecting information for the Reliability monitor. If disabled it must reenabled manually from the task scheduler mmc snapin.
On the zone file of the DNS server in the DNS manager.
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate user folders - files - and file types to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent unallocated space on the same disk. To extend a basic volume - it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS file system.

23. How do you reload an active directory integrated zone from a ad database?
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files
Not supported
Us edit dnscmd /zoneupdatefromdns command.
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions

24. How do you need to configure the NAP enforecment points if using in conjenction with NPS?
Configure a GPO to modify the computers location to look for updates.
WPA-Personal (uses a preshared key)
Configure the enforcement points as RADIUS clients.
Clients establish an IPsec tunnel for the IPv6 traffic to the DirectAccess server - which acts as a gateway to the intranet. The DirectAccess client establishes two IPsec tunnels: Psec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel and IPsec ESP tunnel.

25. How do you restrict which DNS servers get a zone transfer?
Create persistent connections to computers with POWERSHELL
Yes
By coping the application compatibility database to a network location and run a logon script that includes SDBInst on each computer - specifying the UNC path of the file.
Configure the primary zone to transfer to only DNS servers listed on the names server tab or by ip address.

26. What is IPP?
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo
A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.
Us edit dnscmd /zoneupdatefromdns command.
Internet printing protocol. Used for connecting to printers via web browser.

27. What can administrators due with file server resource manager?
They can place quotas on folders/volumes - activity screen files - and generate comprehensive storage reports. This assists in not only monitoring existing resource but helping on future planning.
They need to be configured us use 802.1x RADIUS authentication
It backs up digitally identities to a password protected file.
Plug in the drive and then select properties of the drive. You can make changes through the ReadyBoost tab.

28. What does NETSH BRANCHCACHE FLUSH do?
It will display driver signing status
Yes - it can be modified to apply to a network location.
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials
Clear the content being cached

29. What is a NPS server?
A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.

30. What does Parental Controls do?
It enables you to surf the web without leaving a trail in Internet Explorer. This helps prevent anyone else who might be using your computer from seeing where you visited and what you looked at on the web. You can start InPrivate Browsing from the ne
Enable remote management on a computer and create the proper inbound rules on the advanced firewall.
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.
For example - you can create rules based on the publisher attribute that is persistent through updates - or you can create rules for a specific version of a file.

31. Why would you add additional drivers for the various operating systems in your organization that will be connecting to the shared printer when sharing a printer?
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
Enable remote management on a computer and create the proper inbound rules on the advanced firewall.

32. Use ocsetup instead of servermanagercmd.exe _________.
On a core server
The requesting of user authentication prior to connecting to the terminal server. This completes the user aoth before reaching the logon screen making the server more secure. This helps fight Denial of Service attacks - malicious users/software.
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
No they are disabled

33. What version does Windows XP must have to be able to connect with Remote Desktop to a computer requiring network level authentication?
To perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that - the content in that folder is automatically indexed.
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).
The system will shut down. The next time you start this system (after cloning it) - it will install with the settings in the XML file. The Computer Name will be automatically generated.
SP3

34. What does running network monitor in PMode do?
Restrict the share permissions of the DFS root share.
Does not
It is a advertisement of a service. The record is configured with the service provided - a port number and weight?
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.

35. What does Diskpart.exe do?
Can be used to create virtual hard disks
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials
The Application Identity Service
MSCHAP2 is user/password authentication while EAP-TLS is comuter authentication via certificate or smart card.

36. Can configure a GPO to prevent all removable storage devices?

37. What does Internet Explorer store while you are surfing using InPrivate Browsing?
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
Some information—such as cookies and temporary Internet files—so that the webpages you visit will work correctly. However - at the end of your InPrivate Browsing session - this information is discarded.
A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3

38. What are a few types of NAP enforcement points?
First the local link address sends a router discovery packet (Router Solicitation message). If the router request is received then a Public address corrosponding to the global or unique local address prefix in the message.
RRAS-VPN/Dialup - Wireless Access Points - Terminal Server Gateway - DHCP - and IPSEC(HRA).
Use dnscmd /zonerefresh.
Creates a bootable CD that runs the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)

39. What does Scanstate /p do?
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.
They are AAAA records.
Client computers must be running Windows 7 - with the BranchCache feature enabled. Web servers file servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 - with the BranchCache feature enabled.

40. What is System protection?

41. What OS can Applocker policies not be enforced?
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
It improves performance
Windows 7 Professional.
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to

42. How does a autoconfiguration router or DHCP assign a IPV6 address (after the Local Link Address)?
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
First the local link address sends a router discovery packet (Router Solicitation message). If the router request is received then a Public address corrosponding to the global or unique local address prefix in the message.
Enterprise Admins
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials

43. How does DirectAccess work?
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option
Default Programs Control Panel applet
Clients establish an IPsec tunnel for the IPv6 traffic to the DirectAccess server - which acts as a gateway to the intranet. The DirectAccess client establishes two IPsec tunnels: Psec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel and IPsec ESP tunnel.
If you are logged in as an administrator you can shrink an existing partition or volume to create unallocated disk space - from which you can create a new partition or volume. You can shrink a volume even on a Basic Disk.

44. What are the two primary offline scenarios enabled in USMT 4.0?
Windows 7 Professional.
Either by placing data on a web server and enforcing ssl to be used to download or by using IPSEC on a file share.
WPA-Personal (uses a preshared key)
Windows PE and Windows.old.

45. In case the _______________ - DHCP clients can be configured with an alternative static ip address?
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address
Migrates EFS encrypted files?
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.

46. What is Drvload?
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
Use the Import Foreign Disk option on the target computer
Run scripts
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.

47. How do you setup a DHCP server for redundancy?
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.
Not supported
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.

48. How do you upgrade windows vista to windows 7?
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.
The Application Identity Service
Where you go to manage your documents - music - pictures - and other files. You can browse your files the same way you would in a folder - or you can view your files arranged by properties like date - type - and author. In some ways - a library is si

49. What does Windows uses the index for?
Use your computer's zone ID at the end of the destination address. The zone ID of an IPV6 address is locally significant.
Boot Configuration Database - Boot Configuration Data (BCD) files provide a store that is used to describe boot applications and boot application settings. The objects and elements in the store effectively replace Boot.ini.
It can speed up your computer by using storage space on most USB flash drives and flash memory cards. ReadyBoost is designed to help when your PC's memory is running low. Low memory can make your computer sluggish because Windows - which needs a plac
To perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that - the content in that folder is automatically indexed.

50. RRAS can be configured both in ______________.
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.
IPV4 and IPV6
An authentication method that completes user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears. This can help protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.
You will need to run "Startup Repair" from within the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)